Risk Appetite Report
PJM Buyers Share Texas Risk Profile
Electricity buyers in PJM joined their ERCOT peers this week with a relatively high interest in market risk. It is the third consecutive week that ERCOT buyers have requested quotes that represent 20% or more of overall pricing requests in index and or flex solutions, but the first time at this level… Read more
Texas Buyers See Reward in Risk
Electricity buyers in ERCOT are showing an increased interest in index and flex type products. Read more
Risk Appetite: PJM Bucks Trend
Electricity buyers in PJM showed an increased interest in index and flex type products while customers in the other three markets served by ENGIE reduced interest in favor of fixed price solutions. Read more
Risk Appetite: PJM Decrease, ERCOT Increase
Electricity buyers in PJM and ERCOT made the most significant moves this week. PJM buyers showed a 4% increase in fixed price solutions while ERCOT customers took the opposite slant and increased their interest in index/flex products by the same ratio week-over-week. Read more
Risk Appetite: NEPOOL Buyers Buck Trend
Electricity buyers in NEPOOL defied the trend this week as they increased their interest in index- and flex-type products. Customers in other markets took a conservative step back this week as they increased interest in fixed-price products in PJM, NYISO and ERCOT. Read more
Risk Avoidance Rules in ERCOT
ERCOT electricity buyers are exhibiting levels of risk avoidance not seen since we started producing the weekly Risk Appetite Report more than one year ago. Read more
Lone Star Lock In
According to this week’s customer Risk Appetite Report, buyers in ERCOT chose to lock in prices. Customer interest in index or flex type products dropped in half versus the prior week as 93% of the pricing requests were focused on fixed price products. Read more
ERCOT Buyers Look to Lock In
The ratio of fixed price product to flex and index products is approaching 9:1 across each ISO. Read more
ERCOT Buyers Look to Lock In
ERCOT markets are currently the most bullish and customers in this region have taken the most conservative approach. Read more
PJM Maintains Unique Risk Profile
Energy buyers in PJM continued to show the most interest in product structures that are index, flex or a mix of the two at 27%. Read more